Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i at MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL

7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1689628984

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,663.28

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,663.28

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$89.01 with BCBS vs $1,663.28 with Independent Medical Systems — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS BluePremier $89.01 ↓ -95%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $89.70 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $89.70 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $101.17 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $116.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $116.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $116.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $116.43 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $116.43 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $138.72 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $148.60 ↓ -91%
Aetna Meritain $148.60 ↓ -91%
Aetna OON $174.28 ↓ -90%
Optum Health MCD $182.96 ↓ -89%
Cigna IFP $224.54 ↓ -87%
Cigna QHP $232.86 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $266.35 ↓ -84%
BCBS BlueEssentials $266.35 ↓ -84%
BCBS EPOSOA $279.36 ↓ -83%
Humana COMM $286.06 ↓ -83%
BCBS PPO $292.37 ↓ -82%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $316.02 ↓ -81%
Religious Order of Jehovah Witness LOGOV $332.66 ↓ -80%
United OptionsPPO $357.61 ↓ -78%
Unicare CHIP $399.19 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $407.50 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $429.13 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $439.11 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $439.11 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $490.67 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $490.67 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $490.67 ↓ -70%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $562.19 ↓ -66%
Cigna AllOther $620.40 ↓ -63%
Curative Administrators COMM $665.31 ↓ -60%
Prominence Health Plan HIX $665.31 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $738.50 ↓ -56%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $748.48 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $748.48 ↓ -55%
Emerging Therapy Solutions MCR $815.01 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $831.64 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $876.55 ↓ -47%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $914.80 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $914.80 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $914.80 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $914.80 ↓ -45%
Cigna Lifesource COMM $914.80 ↓ -45%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $931.44 ↓ -44%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $964.70 ↓ -42%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $979.67 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $979.67 ↓ -41%
Emerging Therapy Solutions COMM $1,114.40 ↓ -33%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,164.30 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,164.30 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,164.30 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,180.93 ↓ -29%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,247.46 ↓ -25%
USC Health Services COMM $1,330.62 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,330.62 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,413.79 ↓ -15%
Optum Health (URN) COMM $1,480.32 ↓ -11%
Unicare MCD $1,663.28 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,663.28 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,663.28 ↑ +0%

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